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Written by: R. McDanal You want to talk to someone. You’ve heard it costs a lot, and there are tons of hurdles. We’re here to help you navigate your options. Are you looking for a peer who understands your situation because they’ve been there too? A psycholo...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/how-we-define-trauma-now  Nowadays, we see trauma as a potential response to any kind of event that overwhelms our internal and/or external resources to cope–even momentarily. In an age wh...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/turn-people-pleasing-behaviors-into-self-protective-ones  By its very nature, people-pleasing means protecting someone else, rather than yourself. Download Now: Turn People-Pleasing ...

Written by: S. Inc Anger is a normal, valid, and often adaptive response to frustrating situations; not the demon it’s often made out to be. But anger–even righteous anger–can quickly become self-destructive if not processed carefully.  In this guide, we dis...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/breaking-patterns-from-a-troubled-childhood-attachment-style Childhood experiences affect adult lives, especially in terms of how we socialize. That much is borne out by research on “atta...

Written by: E. Shabazian How many times have you heard that you need to exercise to improve your mental health? It can feel unhelpful when people say this because depending on your work, where you live, your existing physical abilities, or simply your enjoyme...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/how-to-validate-yourself-when-others-dismiss-your-trauma  When you feel like you shouldn’t feel the way you do, it becomes impossible to heal. Your experience is your experience–dismissing ...

Written by: R. McDanal Failing is hard enough, and feeling like a failure is nothing short of awful. You might feel like you’re drowning in guilt, shame, sadness, or general distress. And no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to shake it. Good news: ev...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/when-you-need-a-hug-but-nobodys-around-do-this  When you need a hug but nobody’s around, use these exercises from Somatic Experiencing (available in a printable reference sheet for conv...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/identify-your-unhelpful-reactions-to-stress  In the face of stress, most of us display a unique blend of the four F’s: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn reactions. While we all experience...

Written by: S. Inc. In the past few years, “self-care” has firmly cemented itself into our collective consciousness as something we should all prioritize. We understand that both our physical and mental health are important and that we are, to a great extent...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/use-social-relationships-to-heal  People who have been mistreated by others may have a very hard time healing, because they may feel triggered by the main thing that can help their trau...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/tools/write-a-letter-to-your-inner-child-start-here  When your pain stays locked away in difficult memories, you can’t do anything about it, and the pain festers, coming out in unhelpful or unexpe...

Written by: A. Won The urge to self harm feels impossible to control. Instead of controlling it, lean into it — in a safe way. You don’t have to hurt yourself to feel a release. Feel better by swapping your usual self harming method with these 15 real altern...

Written by S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/toss-the-trauma-yardstick-your-experience-matters  Most of us have an understanding that physical pain is relative. Some people have higher pain tolerances, and some people have lower pain...

Written by: R. McDanal Website Link: It’s good that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But what about when things stay in Vagus? What about when trauma gets stuck in your body? By Vagus, we mean the Vagus nerve. The Vagus nerve is your body’s control c...

Written by: Y. Sewdayal Have you ever felt that everything you do has lost all its substance? Like “I don’t care about anything,” because there’s no enjoyment or pleasure in doing it? A surprising number of us feel this way. Whether your experience is depres...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/how-emotional-trauma-impacts-your-body  It’s common knowledge, at this point, that “the mind and body are connected.” We’ve heard “the body keeps the score,” “the body bears the burden,” ...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/what-everyone-needs-to-know-about-microtrauma “Big T” or “little t,” trauma is defined by its impact on our beliefs and behaviors. So what about the “tiny t” events and patterns we experi...

Written by: C. Beck You could almost survive without ever leaving the house, nowadays. Amazon brings you toilet paper and tissues, free shipping abounds, and Postmates has your food covered (who likes doing dishes, anyways?). But there’s evidence in theory, ...